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[Machine Room]

Good loop, not so good song.

I'm glad you marked this as a loop.

It has this dark, frightening feel to it throughout the entire track. It would fit well in a game, but not any game. Something dark and violent, yes. It would work out very well. Due to the short pause you've added at the end, it doesn't loop too well, though.

Even though it's a loop it has to try not to be repetitive, and even though you do switch it up from time to time, it gets somewhat repetitive after a short while. Might be due to lack of variation in the rhythmic section. Experiment a bit with it!

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Cimba responds:

Newgrounds inserts the silence at the end automatically

[_/Move For Me\_ [SS Rmx]]

Awesome track!

Absolutely a very entertaining track. I haven't heard the original, so my review will be based on this being an original.

Being that it's such a long song (at least after NG standards), it often gets really hard to keep it original throughout the entire song and not make it repeat itself, while still making it sound like one song and not multiple songs smashed together.

Now, why do I write this? Because you managed to avoid all that. This is a great song that lasts a full six minutes (and one second), without growing boring.

The bassline throughout the song backed up the main melody very well, be it the one tune or the a capella, it never sounds meager or slimmed down. It doesn't really get boring either, thought it doesn't really change a lot. The sounds used to compose the bassline change up quite often, if you get what I mean. Might be a bad way of putting things.

The acapella you downloaded also sounds really great, implemented into the song,m or vice-versa. Melody was catchy, and easy to listen to.

The absolute intro, with the clash was a bit cheesy, but other than that I can't really complain. The outro wasn't too bad, but maybe a bit dragged out, seeing as it doesn't change up at all. Then again, I'm pretty sure it'd feel naked if it weren't there.

Would be fun to see the first version of the song, as I see you've done some edits later on.

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ShootingStar responds:

Wow :D I'm so glad you liked it so much, and thanks for the well structured review! Hard to get those now-a-days :D
Thanks so much for the review!! :D I appreciate it sooo much ;)

ShootingStar

[No Words (Sky High Edit)]

Very nice tune

Not too sure of the genre myself, but that doesn't really matter right now.

What a great track. Feels pretty happy, at least that's my impression of it. Either way, it's a fun tune with loads of variation.

Melodically it's not a very technically challenging song. It's rather simple, and just varied enough to keep people entertained and listening throughout the song. I really like the way the tune breaks down at some parts.

The rhythms might be a little simple, but they too change up somewhat, so it really isn't too bad.

The buzzy bass got kind of annoying after some time, though. It was just the same rhythm throughout the entire song, which felt very repetitive after some time. Also, you took the easy way out on the ending of the song, with a simple fading out, which I'm no fan of.

Also, I guess I should say I didn't listen to the original before I listened to this, as I wanted to review it as a single piece. I'm sure my impression would be somewhat different if I had done so.

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aryst0krat responds:

Hey, great review! Thanks! If we ever re-work this tune, we'll keep what you said in mind, especially with the bass and the ending. :)

As for the original, I tend to think of them as two separate songs, so it's no big deal.

[SN | You Dun Goofed! Hardstyle]

Pretty generic parody-song.

For a fun parody-song, the likes of "THIS IS SPARTA", this one does the job. /b/ would probably be proud.

Everything about this track is very generic and unoriginal. Normally it would be a 6/10 on a track like this, but as I did laugh a bit at it, I'll kick it up a lil notch, to 7/10.

One thing that really annoyed me was the lack of variation with regards to samples used fromt he videos. There are multiple funny quotes from the vids of her whining. You dun goofed. Consequences will never be the same. Brain slushee. It would be great if you used different quotes.

With the melodies, it's not too varied either. You should try to simply change everything up a bit, because it sounds very generic.

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SessileNomad responds:

ur a meanie

[RD2010 - I'm a Robot]

Batteries or no batteries, you should've won.

An intensely entertaining and fun track to listen. It figuratively has EVERYTHING, and it works out very well.

Rhythmically, it's varied and generally original. Though some samples were a bit generic, you could pretty much skip from any place to any other place and find different rhythms, which keeps the songg oing without ever making iteven remotely boring.

The melodic part is also extremely varied. A well-balanced mix of different genres, played pretty much on the same instruments (with variation, of course, but the same type of instruments) make a song that isn't cluttered, but sounds very original and works very well throughout a total of four minutes. Everything from the jazzy to the techno...ey parts, were awesome.

You also chose a great way to end the song, with a funny punchline to the entire song. The lyrics are fun, and I did chuckle towards the end. The vocals didn't sound a lot like a robot, and they were somewhat out of tune, but the out-of-tune part did sort of fit very well with the whole robotic theme.

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Step responds:

"An intensely entertaining and fun track to listen. It figuratively has EVERYTHING, and it works out very well."

Thanks! We tried to make it as enjoyable and fun as possible!

"Rhythmically, it's varied and generally original. Though some samples were a bit generic, you could pretty much skip from any place to any other place and find different rhythms, which keeps the songg oing without ever making iteven remotely boring."

Exactly what we tried to do :). Yeah the samples were a bit generic but I tried as much layering as I could to make unique sounds. I personally like the lead synth at the beginning, but some people might not like it since it sounds a bit like an organ :3.

"The melodic part is also extremely varied. A well-balanced mix of different genres, played pretty much on the same instruments (with variation, of course, but the same type of instruments) make a song that isn't cluttered, but sounds very original and works very well throughout a total of four minutes. Everything from the jazzy to the techno...ey parts, were awesome."

That's probably because this is a collaboration between four different people, which means four different opinions, and, since Darklight and I made the melodies, two different melodic styles. I must say that Darklight really did a great job with the melodies ^^.

"You also chose a great way to end the song, with a funny punchline to the entire song. The lyrics are fun, and I did chuckle towards the end. The vocals didn't sound a lot like a robot, and they were somewhat out of tune, but the out-of-tune part did sort of fit very well with the whole robotic theme."

I personally didn't want to make it sound robotic so it can sound as funny as possible. The ending was Fro's idea, so I'll have to thank him for that, although the speech at the end was mine xD.

Anyway, thanks for the great review!

[[dB] Chasing Shadows]

Immersive.

I found that reading the first paragraph of the author's comment while listening to the intro worked really well. The song really has that somewhat sad but hoping feel to it. "All isn't lost quite yet." This would be a great opening song for a flash movie.

All in all a very simple composition, but very interesting and feels quite immersive to me, even though some parts consist of simply piano playing the melody and the drums playing a rather generic rhythm.

Variation isn't an issue here, you vary it very well throughout the entire song, with different instruments, but not too many and never too cluttered, and the melody change a lot throughout the songs. In many cases the stripped-down sound of the piano playing with the drums could sound bad, but I think you pulled it off neatly. It wouldn't have worked in a different setting.

I do however feel the drums at about 01.00 are slightly out-of-place, because the rhythm is a bit too... I don't know how to put it, groovy? Nah, that's not it. Either way, it's nitpicking and it's pretty much a great track as is. Love the pan!

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Decibel responds:

Thanks, your input is very much appreciated as this is my most appreciated song IMO. Yes, I varied quite a Lot cuz I would have liked this in a flash movie.
Thanks for stopping by,
>DJ<

[(CHS) S&K: Suicide From Above]

Interesting

So, is it a remix, or?

A pretty interesting intro with some neat synths that work well throughout the song. The rhythmics section here at the beginning is also well-made, but it gets very repetitive after not too long due to lack of variation, and this goes on throughout pretty much the entire song.

On the melody side of things, however, variation isn't a problem, as the song varies a lot throughout the entire song, with well-made melodies.

The ending was also very simple, and slightly cheap. I've always felt that the fade-out is a cheap way to end a song, like the easy way out, and this is no different. The rhythm just goes on and doesn't end until it's faded all the way out.

Just get some variation into the rhythmic section and the song'll be a lot better.

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ChaosDragon004 responds:

I appreciate that. I will be doing a remastered version of all my songs after I learn how to ballance more. I will definately be adding more to the songs so you dont get the same exact song lol. I will fix the errors in this song when that time comes so be on the lookout. Thanks again.

[G. -Force- Trance (Mans0n)]

I can dig that sidechanging!

Faulty labled as a loop?

It is a generic trance track, but I gotta say, original trance tracks are pretty rare nowadays. At least on NG.

The song lacks a build-up. Well, it lacks intro and outro. What you have for an outro is just the melody fading out while the rhythmic section stays, which seems like a lazy way out. Doesn't sound too good. The intro is fairly non-existant, unless you see the first part of the song as an intro.

After the pause, I'd at first want you to put bass in there the minute it started, but with that ridiculously awesome side-changing, I prefer it the way it is.

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Mans0n responds:

thanks for the review man, this was a just something i made to test out some new samples I got

[.: As Your Lies Burn :.]

Fun, generic metal

This is absolutely some fun music, but it is sorta repetitive and generic. I see you are aware of this.

It does sound a lot like metalcore, but at times the guitar, both lead and backing, gets a bit sloppy. The drums also get repetitive due to lack of change in the rhythm, which could be accomplished by adding a breakdown, or something like that. I was half expecting a breakdown when your song stopped midway. seeing as the guitars didn't stop abruptly, it felt like, as Haggard put it, you forgot the rest of the song.

I hope you'll finish this one, because I'd be interested in seeing the final piece. This one's quite catchy.

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leopapitas responds:

Haha thanks. It is something pretty metalcore-esque, but it is very repetitive. I had been considering adding a breakdown in the middle, but back then I didn't like breakdowns that much, lately, I've fallen in love with breakdowns hehe It's not that I forgot, it was meant to be like that, but now that you guys put it that way, it does cut the mood of the song. I guess you guys have given me quite some motivation and probably will start working on it this week as I have quite a lot of free time. I might also change the song drastically, except for the main riff, that stays lol Thanks for cheking it and for the kind words. (: Peace.

[Natural Waves )>}-{'/]

Humm

I'm not sure how I feel about this track.

The intro is pretty cool, I really like it, but then again, I'm a fan of ambience.

When the song comes in, the intro hasn't really built up to it, it feels rather detached. I'm glad you used parts of the intro again, or it could've sounded like two completely different songs.

You don't lack variety and the song doesn't get boring, except for on the rhythmic part of things, as the drums in the back rarely change when in use.

The sounds used after 2.20 and a bit before fit well with the name of the song, but I don't see how the sounds used before this go as much with the "Natural" part.

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Phyortek responds:

thanks for teh review!

I'm not too good at naming my songs.
I have about 40 on NG so i ran out of ideas :-p

(EDIT : I have about 103 on NG)